In an article https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/are-we-ditching-dhbs-because-we-dont-like-what-they-show-us pointing out the futility of the development of a new health system Ian Powell questions the sensibility of the move. He wrote in Business Desk: Ten months ago, health minister … [Read more...]
With Covid what we can expect next?
In an article Ian Powell has written about the next possible stages of Covid. He has summarised the writing of Professor Michael Baker. Here are three predications: Prediction 1: More waves, more variants Omicron’s sudden rise to be the “pandemic’s public enemy number-one” given how deadly the … [Read more...]
CDHB budget massive failure reflects badly on most of the Board
In the last week the Annual Report of CDHB was finally released. Nearly 9 months late. https://www.cdhb.health.nz/wp-content/uploads/76fd26f0-canterbury-dhb-annual-report-2020-2021.pdf The results were that the board achieved a $ 177m deficit. In the budget documents which were approved in the … [Read more...]
John Patterson’s questions on Omicron
Last week I printed that John was asking questions which many older members of our community are asking. Here’s the questions again: The omicron virus has arrived and apparently, it’s going to get much worse before it starts getting better. It’s all going to happen very soon and very quickly so … [Read more...]
Have your say on the new Health Reforms – Pae Ora
Our entire health system is due for an overhaul - and submissions are due by 9 December. There are so many huge changes happening at present it is hard to keep on top, but it is also important to express local voices and concerns. Will you make a submission? Even a short one Link to make a … [Read more...]
Challenge to the CDHB announcement of an approved budget this year
Last week I commented on the CDHB gloating about the MOH and the minister approving the latest CDHB budget. From a senior person from within the DHB I received this: It is galling to have the Chair of CDHB say “it is the first plan to be approved by the ministers of health and finance in four … [Read more...]
Further analysis of new government centralised health proposals by Ian Powell
Once again Ian Powell has written a useful analysis in BusinessDesk of the proposed health reforms. In them he has written: There are 12 national initial high-level indicators. Some are still in development – access to primary mental health and addiction services; participation in the National … [Read more...]
CDHB announces their budget is approved by MOH
While I am writing about PR spin, I found it entertaining this week when the CDHB announced that they had received approval from the Ministry of Health and the Minister of Health for their latest budget. Here’s what was reported in the Press: Canterbury District Health Board’s … [Read more...]
Last week’s speaker WeCare Health
I always love hearing somebody who has taken an old problem and applied new thinking to it. I remember John Patterson telling me this is the “ah ha” moment of appreciation of how good this idea really is. Well, I had my “ah ha” moment last week as Brian Ko spoke to us about WeCare Health. He and … [Read more...]
This week’s speaker: WeCare Health
And now for something completely different. This week we have a talk by Dr Brian Ko. Brian and his brother are GP’s. They operate the Wecare Health GP clinics at Wigram and Lincoln. My daughter Rosie started working at the clinic a few months ago as a nurse. I have been impressed with this practice … [Read more...]
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